The index fell to 51.1, where above 50 indicates growth, suggesting that activity in the sector slowed significantly last month.

Globally, the data showed a divergence between developed and emerging markets.

Washington and Beijing have imposed tariffs on billions of dollars of each others' goods - while threatening more - and the ripple effects of the trade war are being felt globally. The latest overall upturn in new work was the slowest for just under two years. After stagnating in September, new orders grew slightly in October despite the amount of new export business falling for the seventh month.

Steel tariffs and higher transportation costs were blamed by manufacturers for an increase in their costs, IHS Markit said. That could put a further squeeze on profit margins, and risks setting off a vicious circle of lower business investment, job losses and deepening gloom for the broader economy.

Besides facing pressure from the escalating trade war with the US, the Chinese manufacturers have also been squeezed by the lack of credit streams as Beijing's crackdown on risky lending practices, and on corporate debts continue.

The People's Bank of China (PBOC) has cut the reserve requirement ratio for banks four times so far this year to spur commercial lenders to extend more credit.

"Alongside the halt in hiring, the increasingly defensive position of United Kingdom manufacturers was also reflected in the slight decreases in purchasing activity and inventory holdings, which firms linked to protecting cash flow and cost-cutting". More tax cuts may be in the pipeline, experts said.

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Encouraged by order book volume growth, firms expanded staffing levels in October to boost operating capacities.

The lackluster survey results add to evidence that the world's second-largest economy is still facing headwinds from the ongoing trade war with the U.S.

Although growth likely picked up in the third quarter, the report suggests the United Kingdom economy may face a challenging end to 2018.

Autralia'sbumper trade balance comes at a cost of exports declining by -1%.

"Companies have been getting on with business and planning ahead as much as they can, but there is only so much that can be done with so much global uncertainty about the future of our trading relationships".

The latest survey data, while not as bad as some feared, still paint a fairly downbeat picture, Julian Evans-Pritchard, an economist at Capital Economics, said. Any unauthorised use, including but not limited to copying, distributing, transmitting or otherwise of any data appearing is not permitted without IHS Markit's prior consent.

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